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I find this hilarious, How many people here have actually played the Beta. I have and the game feels fine. I'm not saying the Fallen don't look weird, but really did they ever? And so what If they're colorful. I guess you want D3 to be unsaturate varying tones of grey huh, good luck with that you can make that happen with your monitor stop bitching because of a change colour palette. Colour is a good thing and it makes things stand out against various backgrounds, so when you're looking for that monster you fucking see it. I hope D3 is littered with rainbow shitting unicors and fluffy stuffed animals so i can watch all you guys QQ over it. The games fine from what I've played it feels like Diablo, looks like Diablo and isn't anything near WoW.FOR THE WIN! RAINBOWS AND UNICORNS AND SUNSHINE BITCHES!

I lied and got in does that mean I can technically get arrested?

The way I see it is this, Alpha was a very buggy game that would crash and they couldn't really get it stable, then they tested for a little bit then threw the F&F beta at us with like 60 people, these people found superficial bugs, ie the ones you are talking about such as lagging animations and stuff. Then they opened it up and more people tested and they found some more but really there haven't been allot of bugs. Or at least huge ones that would fuck up the game. and lets face it what game these days doesn't have bugs. I think that their internal testers are currently testing the entire game. I think they are thoroughly checking every nook and cranny and finding each and every bug, and fixing the major ones now then the lesser ones later and the smallest at release. I don't think it is a marketing ploy, I just think they fucked up their time schedule. I think they under anticipated how many bugs are in the game and now have to adjust, and why take away the beta just to give it back later? pointless. This is why I think we haven't seen so many invites going out.

Why does everything that's bad have to be because of wow. It would actually make more sense to get D3 out because ppl will quit anyway, Draw them in with something else and you still make money. Why would you want to hurt your company.

If they send out 1-2 invites of Bet-Opt ins which apparently there have been a very select few, then they can say the Beta is Live. Technically the beta is live. Technically they haven't lied. You guys are just butthurt that you haven't been invited and that they over hyped the beta. That doesn't mean they lied to you and it doesn't mean that the beta hasn't started. Just because you feel this isn't a "true" beta in your mind doesn't mean it isn't. They started the beta with a very select group get over it that you aren't in it. They'll send out invites eventually hell you may be one of them. Blizzard won't realize they messed up either all they'll think is oh shit we overhyped this oh well.

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Anyone know the voice actor for the female wizard? She sounds very familar.

That's princess Azula from Avatar The Last Air bender anime. I noticed just yesterday :D. she sounds so awesome.

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Interesting how my post disappeared.

@Entity : Also i wasn't talking only to 1 person, i basically "answered" to all the posts in this thread. And if you check correctly you'll see that Xerlane was talking about AA making the textures better so you can basically quit crying.

Also there isn't anything that they could implement dx11 related except tesselation, and you won't see that happening anyway for a game like diablo. And like i said before AA isn't a dx11 feature.

you're making yourself sound stupider and even though I know you weren't directly talking to me about saying AA would make textures look better you said everyone who was saying AA would make the textures better, and that everybody implied everybody talking about AA in general. Second I gave a prime example of how Dx11 can be used in other ways BESIDES TESSELLATION. Tessellation isn't the only feature of DX11 it is a prime feature but there are others. Such as the example I gave of how there is better resource management between multicore/threaded processors so that the game can be better optimized for multi-threaded computers. This right here is a prime example of feature of DX11 we want to see in D3. Also Dx11 uses less memory of the computer, not only that but Dx11 also has better display scaling for when you use things like projectors or bigger screens. So don't be so quick to say oh no dx11, there are useful features that can be introduced that will benefit D3.

I actually like the newest one more. The design is much better than the others. the way everything stands now is perfect. All the slots are right where they should be, save for the amulet. It should be where it is but coming from a standpoint of it should be on your neck, it's in the wrong spot. I have to say I did like the 3d model but honestly this looks so much better. It shows you exactly what armor your character is wearing. The icons actually change with the different classes and portray what they look like on the 3d model except in a 2d image it is absolutely perfect that way to me. It doesn't feel rushed instead it feels as though they put even more time and effort into this one. You can see everything, Nothings shiny and out of the ordinary everythings tetris styled like d2 which i love, nice big inventory and if you watch HD quality vids like the ones synark123 has you'll see they are seperated by small rough lines. which is nice no need to add shiny looking effects to something made to look like old dry leather, or parchment. I personally love it. It looks very nice and well thought out. no problems with it here. This is the most diablo-esq one to date by far, gives you that old feeling, something from the 15th century and it's very gothic with the stained glass window styled border at the top.

1. Nothing I have seen I don't like, unless of course you can't tone down that red outline when you have low health or the red outline on monsters.

2. I hope there's an option for toning down the low health and monster outlines. I don't mind them being there but they are VERY strong. I actually low the low health warning, I just don't think it should take up half the screen, same with the monsters its SO MUCH, tone it down and lower its radius and i'm fine with it being there.

3 My favorite part is the music, OMFG as i listen to the HD quality vids on youtube by synark123 i just wanna have eargasms. They are amazing sounds everything just works and flows.

4 My biggest concern is that it doesn't coume out this year or I don't get into beta. It's amazing thats all there is to it.

The only real problem is your latency which isn't dependent on your Network speed, as long as you have a good broadband connection everything else is how far you are from the server. Farther you are the more lag you'll experience.

They'll bring said investors into a conference room with a large display screen, they'll press play, and RickRoll the investors.

I don't care what's in it, I'll buy it Haven't worked and waited all these years for nothing!

Side note: 12,000 posts!

What's this? I don't have to be transgender to play a glass cannon? Thanks Blizzard. Props to male Wizard

Male or female DH to be honest. I've always had a kick for van helsing looks.... it's a jersey thing ^_^.

With the revelation of the male Demon Hunter, we finally know the look of every character option. Now that we have this information, who do you like the most? Choose your favorite character and feel free to discuss your choice in the topic below. It should be noted that there are no gameplay differences between the male and female versions of each class.

For ease of comparison, there are pictures of each character below, along with a short description of each character. More in depth information on the skills and traits of each class can be found in the wiki links before each description.

Barbarian: A melee battler who relies on heavy armor and brute force to avenge the destruction of the Worldstone and sacred Mount Arreat. Even though the Barbarian is returning from Diablo II, many skills have been added for Diablo III, such as Ground Stomp and Hammer of the Ancients, which are mixed in with more familiar skills including Whirlwind and Leap Attack. Despite many changes, the overall playstyle of the Barbarian in Diablo III should be similar to the previous incarnation. Barbarians utilize Fury, which builds up when dealing and recieving damage, as their resource. Some of the Barbarian's skills cost no Fury, and others, such as War Cry, build up Fury for early on in combat.




Demon Hunter: Quick ranged attackers who thirst for vengeance against the monsters who destroyed their towns and families. A Demon Hunter relies on quick movement through Vault to create distance between themselves and advancing demons, while also utilizing traps to create chokepoints and ranged attacks to slow and damage enemies. The Demon Hunter features returning Amazon skills, currently limited to Multishot, although more Amazon skills could be introduced in some form. The Demon Hunter's resource system is currently under development, but it appears as though they may use two different pools. Hatred is a quickly regenerating resource used for low cost and burst damage skills, while Discipline is a slowly regenerating resource used for more strategic skills and gadgets.




Monk: Fast, combo-based melee fighters who spend much of his life honing their bodies to be an instrument of their one thousand and one gods. The Monk features a combination of holy and martial arts skills, along the lines of Seven Sided Strike, while also adopting the Paladin's auras. Not much is known about these auras other than the fact that they are part of the Monk's skillset, and short descriptions can be found in the wiki link above. The Monk also features some hybrid healing and attacking skills, which could prove invaluable if there is a lack of Health Globes in a tough situation. Monks use Spirit as their resource, which builds up when the Monk uses any of their three step combo skills and is consumed when using signature moves similar to Breath of Heaven or Wave of Light.




Witch Doctor: A voodoo spellcaster who hails from the Tribe of the Five Hills of the Torajan jungles in southern Sanctuary. Witch Doctors can use a variety of mid ranged spells such as Firebomb or Locust Swarm along with their pet Zombie Dogs or Gargantuans. The Witch Doctor also has a wide range of summon-based attack spells along the lines of Plague of Toads and Wall of Zombies, which summon minions for a short period of time to deal damage. Witch Doctors use Mana as their resource, which functions the same as in Diablo II.




Wizard: Supremely confident masters of the magical arts working towards personal gain and reputation. The Wizard is a long ranged attacker that has a wide range of skills based around Arcane, Lightning, Cold and Fire damage. The Wizard features versions of many different Sorceress skills, such as Meteor, Hydra and Teleport. The Wizard also has control over a few ray based skills, namely Ray of Frost and Disintegrate which can be used to devestating effect. Wizards also seem to have a few melee based and armor skills; Diamond Skin and Spectral Blades among others, which opens up the possibility of Battle Mages who get up close and personal with the minions of the Burning Hells. Wizards use Arcane Power as their resource, which is fast regenerating and capped at 100 but is otherwise similar to Mana.

Massification is the very reason why this is happening.

10 years ago the video game public was much smaller. People really cared to innovation, people really wanted to conquer a challenge, people demanded novel level plots, people had critical vision about games mechanics... The avarage video game player had a better taste.
Nowdays the majority of players thinks that "finish" the game is their right in the moment they bought the product and achievements are suppose to please the more dedicated audience. Also, they want over the topness everywhere. They are not "geek" enough to enjoy what old gamers enjoyed.

The companies aim a broader audiance. To achieve that, games are progressively dumbed down in all sort of ways. I don't blame anyone for this: companies are doing what they must do. Also this "new audience" can't be blamed for beign noobs.

Imo the proof of what i'm saying is that non popular genres keeps evolving. Fightning games, strategy, simulators, etc... Also the eastern crowd absorbed the old gamers values. This is the reason why eastern games maintain a challenging nature, not a carebear one.

Imo the "solution" is to stay away from most large companies and look for the avarage and specialized ones.

I don't mind going on the record for saying...
Who cares about legal bullshit? This is the internet.
Keep it up.

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Since games get boring, I started playing with music, which, doesn't get boring.
Thought I'd share what I've composed so far, which isn't much, and only one of them is great. But opinions would be nice. (And maybe some subscribers )

Youtube Channel

Videos:

Kings Against Kings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcBcF5AZVfU
Uncertainty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqS7XAX7LdU
Revolt
Behind The Chant
Ballyhoo
Mellifluous
Subside
Perspicacious


So far, each is a different genre. So if you don't like one, give the others a chance!
Revolt was my first composed, followed by Behind The Chant, Mellifluous, Ballyhoo, and Subside. More to come!

No one outside of Aviary can use this work in any capacity without first obtaining my permission.

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Kings Against Kings
Uncertainty
Perspicacious
Subside
Ballyhoo
Mellifluous
Behind The Chant
Revolt

Hi, all! Here is a new video from Blizzcon from yours truly!

Ninja'd Blizzcon 2010 Gameplay Video

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UPDATE:
It appears that this is about the fifth level of armor out of a total of eighteen types.

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So what tier is this one, then?

5. Out of 18 or so.

This means that this is perfect for a tier 5 of 18 set this looks good. Not too much going on while keeping that tribal appeal and it does look great thanks to psyxix for agreeing.

No prob man, +1 for you. I get what you mean and I'm 100% with you on this one!